US EditionFormer Labour leader Lord Kinnock calls for two-child benefit cap to be scrapped
Neil Kinnock says scrapping the two-child benefit limit could reduce child poverty by about 600,000 children, reversing a rise seen under 15 years of Conservative rule.
- Lord Kinnock called for the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap to reduce child poverty, stating it could lift 600,000 children out of poverty.
- He noted that child poverty has risen under Conservative leadership over the past fifteen years, warning that it reflects poorly on the nation.
- Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown also advocated for ending the two-child limit, claiming it is a primary cause of child poverty.
- Kinnock emphasized the need for a wealth tax on the top 1% to fund poverty alleviation efforts.
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'Scrap Tory two-child benefit limit to lift kids out poverty' Neil Kinnock says - The Mirror
In an interview with The Mirror, the former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said the Tories had left the country in a state that would 'make Charles Dickens furious' with 'intolerable' hardship
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Kinnock urges end to two-child benefit cap
Labour must scrap the two-child benefit cap to lift children out of poverty, former party leader Neil Kinnock has said. Lord Kinnock told the Sunday Mirror that scrapping the controversial policy would lift approximately 600,000 children out of poverty. | The latest National and International News
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